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Level of physical activity was assessed using the Baecke questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The median accumulated dose was 1.9 Gy (1.5\u20132.2 Gy) to the hypothalamus and 2.4 Gy (1.8\u20133.3 Gy) to the pituitary gland in patients with oropharyngeal cancer and 6.0\u20139.3 Gy and 33.5\u201346.1 Gy, respectively in patients with epipharyngeal cancer (n=2). 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